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Central bank continues to ease liquidity strain

The central bank continued to ease liquidity strain for the financial system on Thursday, injecting 400 billion yuan ($60.8 billion) of funds through reverse repurchase operations. The People's Bank of China said earlier this week it would inject more than 600 billion yuan to ease the liquidity squeeze expected before the Spring Festival holiday week, which begins on Feb 8.